I will... miss you, Scott.
- -- Professor X
Appearing in "Elegy"
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Main story and recap)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and recap) (Leaves team)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Main story and recap)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Main story and recap)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Main story and recap)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Main story and recap)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Main story and recap)
- Kitty Pryde (Main story and recap) (Joins team)
Supporting Characters:
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Main story and recap)
Beast (Hank McCoy)
(Main story and recap)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Main story and recap)
- Empress Lilandra Neramani (Main story and recap)
- John Grey
- Elaine Grey
- Sara Grey-Bailey
- Paul Bailey (Only appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
- Magneto (Recap)
- Vanisher (Recap)
- The Blob (Fred Dukes) (Recap)
- Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) (Recap)
- Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde) (Recap)
- The Stranger (Recap)
- Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Recap)
- Sentinels (Recap)
- Master Mold (Recap)
- Sentinels Mk I (Recap)
- Sentinel Number 2 (Recap)
- Sentinels Mk II (Recap)
- Sentinels Mk III (Recap)
- Lucifer (Recap)
- Count Nefaria (Recap)
- Unicorn (Milos Masaryk) (Recap)
- Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton) (Recap)
- Eel (Leopold Stryke) (Recap)
- Plantman (Samuel Smithers) (Recap)
- Porcupine (Alex Gentry) (Recap)
- Locust (August Hopper) (Recap)
- El Tigre (Juan Meroz) (Recap)
- Super-Adaptoid (Recap)
- Warlock (Maha Yogi) (Recap)
- Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) (Recap)
- Tyrannus (Romulus Augustulus) (Recap)
- Mole Man (Harvey Elder) (Recap)
- Mekano (Tom Regal) (Recap)
- Mutant Master (Recap)
- Grotesk (Recap)
- Mesmero (Recap)
- Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol) (Recap)
- Sauron (Karl Lykos) (Recap)
- Lorelei (Recap)
- Z'Nox (Recap)
- Krakoa (Recap)
- Ani-Men (Recap)
- Ape-Man (Gordon Keefer) (Recap)
- Bird-Man (Henry Hawk) (Recap)
- Cat-Man (Townshend Horgan) (Recap)
- Dragonfly (Veronica Dultry) (Recap)
- Frog-Man (Francois Le Blanc) (Recap)
- Black Tom Cassidy (Recap)
- Emperor D'Ken Neramani (Recap)
- The Imperial Guard (Recap)
- Garokk (Recap)
- Moses Magnum (Recap)
- Arcade (Recap)
- Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert) in the body of Joe MacTaggert (Recap)
- Hellfire Club (Recap)
- Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (Recap)
- Donald Pierce (Recap)
- Harry Leland (Recap)
- Dark Phoenix (Jean Grey) (Recap)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Recap)
- Mimic (Calvin Rankin) (Recap)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Recap)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Recap)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Recap)
- Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (Recap)
- Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Recap)
- Changeling (Recap)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Recap)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Recap)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor) (Recap)
- Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) (Recap)
- Zabu (Recap)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Recap)
- Zelda Kurtzberg (Recap)
- Vera Cantor (Recap)
- Candy Southern (Recap)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Recap)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Recap)
- Tanya Anderssen (Recap)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Recap) (Cameo)
- Alpha Flight (Recap)
- Vindicator (Mac Hudson) (Recap)
- Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) (Recap)
- Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) (Recap)
- Snowbird (Anne McKenzie) (Recap)
- Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) (Recap)
- Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) (Recap)
- Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- Westchester County (Main story and recap)
- North Salem (Main story and recap)
- Salem Center (Main story and recap)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Main story and recap)
- Salem Center (Main story and recap)
- North Salem (Main story and recap)
- Westchester County (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
Items:
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Main story and recap)
- X-Uniforms (Recap)
- Magneto's Helmet (Recap)
- Havok's Suit (Recap)
- Cyclops' Visor, ver. 2 (Recap)
- Wolverine's Suit (Recap)
- M'kraan Crystal (Recap)
Synopsis for "Elegy"
X-Men past and present attend the graveside rites for their fallen team mate, Jean Grey. Jean's grieving parents and sister attend as well. As Scott listens to the eulogy, he thinks back over the years of his relationship with Jean Grey.
He recalls the earliest days of the X-Men and how, when Jean first joined the team, they were all in love with her. He then recalls the team's first battles with Magneto[2], Vanisher[3] and the Blob[4] as well as the formation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants[5] and the X-Men's subsequent clashes with them[6][7].
Scott's recollections range over the course of the X-Men's history: how distant he felt isolated from his teammates when Professor X briefly put him in charge of the school and how Warren began pursuing a relationship with Jean[8][9], their encounter with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land[10], the encounter with the Stranger that saw the defeat of their old enemies Magneto and Toad[11], and their battles against the Juggernaut[12][13] and the Sentinels[14][15][16].
In quick succession, he recalls battles against the likes of Mimic[17], Count Nefaria[18][19], the Locust[20], Kulculkhan[21][22], Banshee[23], the Super-Adaptoid[24], Warlock[25], and Cobalt Man. He thinks back to how Warren's eventual relationship with Candy Southern cleared the way for Scott and Jean to pursue their own relationship[26].
The threats would continue to come, however, with the return of Juggernaut (whom they defeated with the aid of Dr. Strange[27][28]), their battle with Tyrannus and the Mole Man[29], their first encounter with Spider-Man[30], Mekkano[31] and the ongoing war against Factor Three[32][33] which ended with a graduation and the group getting unique costumes[34].
He remembers the day they battle Grotesk[35], a battle that saw the seeming demise of Professor X[36] and the government-ordered (though temporary) dissolution of the X-Men. He recalls a non-stop whirlwind of adventures such as saving Lorna Dane from Mesmero and a Magneto robot[37][38][39], rescuing his own brother Alex from the Living Monolith[40][41][42], and later stopping Larry Trask's Sentinels[43][44][45] as well as battles with Sauron[46][47], Magneto and his Savage Land Mutates[48][49] and the Japanese mutant Sunfire[50].
He then recalls how the very much alive Professor X resurfaced to prevent an invasion from the alien Z'Nox[51][52] and how Hank quit the team was mutated into his more furry form[53].
Scott's mind then focuses on the formation of the new X-Men to save the old team from the mutant island Krakoa[54] and their first mission against Count Nefaria[55] that ended with Thunderbird's death[56]. He recalls the capture of Jean and several X-Men by Stephen Lang's Sentinels[57][58] that would lead to the rebirth of Jean as Phoenix[59], battling the threats of Black Tom and Juggernaut[60][61], the return of Magneto[62], the arrival of Empress Lilandra[63] and how Phoenix saved the universe from destruction by stabilizing the M'Kraan Crystal[64] and afterwards their battle with Weapon Alpha[65].
He recalls how their abductions by Mesmero[66] and Magneto[67][68][69] would lead Scott and Jean to each believe the other dead. Scott and the X-Men would go on to help save the Savage Land from Sauron[70] and Garrok[71], Japan from Moses Magnum[72][73]. The X-Men would also clash with Alpha Flight in Canada[74][75] over Wolverine.
While Cyclops and the X-Men were battling Arcade, Scott recalls, Jean was being secretly seduced by their old foe Mastermind[76][77]. He remembers their clash with Proteus[78][79][80][81] and how the team - now reunited with Phoenix - would meet Kitty Pryde and attempt to recruit her into the X-Men only to be ambushed by the Hellfire Club[82] and how the Hellfire Club manipulated Jean into becoming their Black Queen[83], unleashing her Dark Phoenix persona[84] and ultimately leading her to sacrifice her life[85].
With Scott's recollection complete, he offers his condolences for Jean's parents. Lilandra offers them as well and gives the Greys a gift: a holomatrix globe that will fill them with Jean's essence whenever they touched it.
After most of the mourners have left, Scott informs the Professor and his team mates that he's quitting the X-Men. The Professor understands and wishes Scott the best of luck, remarking on how proud he is of him.
But just as one X-Men leaves their ranks, a new one arrives. A cab pulls up in front of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and out comes Kitty Pride who sits on the steps waiting for the X-Men to come home from the funeral.
Notes
- Scott's recollections adhere to the published adventures very well, but they do contain one contradiction: Scott states that he and Jean began dating for real the same night that Angel introduced the team to his longtime girlfriend Candy Southern and the same night that Professor X was kidnapped by the evil Factor Three, which would be X-Men #32 and X-Men #33. While it was well-established by that point that Scott and Jean had feelings for each other, the issue in question does not actually contain the scene as it happens in Scott's recollections here. There is a scene in which he says he will admit his feelings for her soon, but doesn't. Furthermore, in X-Men #48, Scott comments to Jean about how he's "pretending to be her boyfriend" in order to scare off an unwanted suitor, indicating that at least at that point they were not yet involved. (Given the circumstances of this issue, however, it would be fair to say that Scott was just mis-remembering events and indulging in some wishful thinking on how he would have liked that moment to have gone.)
- Claremont-ism: Scott: "Jean I love you!" Jean: "And I you, Scott, with all my heart."
- This is the end of the "Dark Phoenix Saga". The plot covers the issues X-Men #129 through #138.
Trivia
- In the originally intended storyline, in which Jean survived her bout as Dark Phoenix, there would have been an alternate framing sequence in which Scott reminisces while taking a walk with Jean. The original splash page artwork, depicting Scott and Jean together, was included as a bonus feature in Phoenix: The Untold Story #1.
- The tombstone lists Jean Grey's birthdate as 1956, making her 24 years old at this point.
- With this issue, the cover price rises to 50 cents.
- This issue's cover was later parodied in New Mutants #99 and Ultimate X-Men #80.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men #7 - See for further referencing
- The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men Vol 2 #3 - See for further referencing
Footnotes
- ↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks
- ↑ X-Men #1
- ↑ X-Men #2
- ↑ X-Men #3
- ↑ X-Men #4
- ↑ X-Men #5
- ↑ X-Men #6
- ↑ X-Men #7
- ↑ X-Men #8
- ↑ X-Men #10
- ↑ X-Men #11
- ↑ X-Men #12
- ↑ X-Men #13
- ↑ X-Men #14
- ↑ X-Men #15
- ↑ X-Men #16
- ↑ X-Men #19
- ↑ X-Men #22
- ↑ X-Men #23
- ↑ X-Men #24
- ↑ X-Men #25
- ↑ X-Men #26
- ↑ X-Men #28
- ↑ X-Men #29
- ↑ X-Men #30
- ↑ X-Men #31
- ↑ X-Men #32
- ↑ X-Men #33
- ↑ X-Men #34
- ↑ X-Men #35
- ↑ X-Men #36
- ↑ X-Men #37
- ↑ X-Men #38
- ↑ X-Men #39
- ↑ X-Men #41
- ↑ X-Men #42
- ↑ X-Men #50
- ↑ X-Men #51
- ↑ X-Men #52
- ↑ X-Men #54
- ↑ X-Men #55
- ↑ X-Men #56
- ↑ X-Men #57
- ↑ X-Men #58
- ↑ X-Men #59
- ↑ X-Men #60
- ↑ X-Men #61
- ↑ X-Men #62
- ↑ X-Men #63
- ↑ X-Men #64
- ↑ X-Men #65
- ↑ X-Men #66
- ↑ Amazing Adventures Vol 2 #11
- ↑ Giant-Size X-Men #1
- ↑ X-Men #94
- ↑ X-Men #95
- ↑ X-Men #98
- ↑ X-Men #99
- ↑ X-Men #100
- ↑ X-Men #102
- ↑ X-Men #103
- ↑ X-Men #104
- ↑ X-Men #105
- ↑ X-Men #107
- ↑ X-Men #109
- ↑ X-Men #111
- ↑ X-Men #112
- ↑ X-Men #113
- ↑ X-Men #114
- ↑ X-Men #115
- ↑ X-Men #116
- ↑ X-Men #118
- ↑ X-Men #119
- ↑ X-Men #120
- ↑ X-Men #121
- ↑ X-Men #123
- ↑ X-Men #124
- ↑ X-Men #125
- ↑ X-Men #126
- ↑ X-Men #127
- ↑ X-Men #128
- ↑ X-Men #129
- ↑ X-Men #134
- ↑ X-Men #135
- ↑ X-Men #137
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- Terry Austin/Cover Artist
- Chris Claremont/Writer
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- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Quotes
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- Scott Summers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ororo Munroe (Earth-616)/Appearances
- James Howlett (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Piotr Rasputin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kurt Wagner (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Charles Xavier (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Katherine Pryde (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry McCoy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Robert Drake (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lilandra Neramani (Earth-616)/Appearances
- John Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Elaine Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sara Grey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Paul Bailey (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Max Eisenhardt (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Vanisher (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Frederick Dukes (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mortimer Toynbee (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jason Wyngarde (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Stranger (Cosmic Being) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Cain Marko (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sentinels/Minor Appearances
- Master Mold (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sentinel MK I/Minor Appearances
- Sentinel Number 2 (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sentinel MK II/Minor Appearances
- Sentinel MK III/Minor Appearances
- Lucifer (Quist) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Luchino Nefaria (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Milos Masaryk (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ebenezer Laughton (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Leopold Stryke (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Samuel Smithers (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alexander Gentry (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- August Hopper (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Juan Meroz (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Super-Adaptoid (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Maha Yogi (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ralph Roberts (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Romulus Augustulus (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Harvey Elder (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tom Regal (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mutant Master (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Gor-Tok (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mesmero (Vincent) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ahmet Abdol (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Karl Lykos (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Lani Ubanu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Z'Nox/Minor Appearances
- Krakoa (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Ani-Men (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Gordon Keefer (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Henry Hawk (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Townshend Horgan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Veronica Dultry (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Francois Le Blanc (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thomas Cassidy (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- D'ken Neramani (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Imperial Guard (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kallark (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Astra (Imperial Guard) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Electron (Imperial Guard) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Fang (Imperial Guard) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Hobgoblin (Imperial Guard) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Oracle (Sybil) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Neutron (Imperial Guard) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Vril-Rokk (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Starbolt (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Grannz (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Titan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Scintilla (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Garokk (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Moses Magnum (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Arcade (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kevin MacTaggert (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Joseph MacTaggert (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Hellfire Club (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sebastian Shaw (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Donald Pierce (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Harold Leland (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Phoenix Force (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jean Grey (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Calvin Rankin (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alexander Summers (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Lorna Dane (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sean Cassidy (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Shiro Yoshida (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- John Proudstar (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kevin Sidney (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Namor McKenzie (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kevin Plunder (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Zabu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Zelda Kurtzberg (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Vera Cantor (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Candace Southern (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Stephen Strange (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Tanya Anderssen (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alpha Flight (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- James Hudson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jean-Paul Beaubier (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Michael Twoyoungmen (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Narya (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Walter Langkowski (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Moira Kinross (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- Westchester County/Appearances
- North Salem/Appearances
- Salem Center/Appearances
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters/Appearances
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses/Appearances
- X-Uniforms/Minor Appearances
- Magneto's Helmet/Minor Appearances
- Havok's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Cyclops' Visor/Minor Appearances
- Wolverine's Suit/Minor Appearances
- M'kraan Crystal/Minor Appearances